AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) to file public records act lawsuit against the Florida Department of Health to receive transparency on records regarding alleged budget shortfall.
TODAY,2:00 pm EST – Virtual Press Conference
Click Here to join: AHF Press Conference (2/2/26)
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (February 2, 2026) Today, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will file a public records act lawsuit to obtain files from the Florida Department of Health (DOH) to ascertain details regarding the undocumented $120 million budget shortfall which has resulted in proposed cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), starting March 1, 2026, which will negatively impact over 16,000 Floridians living with HIV/AIDS, losing their life-saving medications and access to care.
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference Sharing Details of the PRA Lawsuit Filed Against Florida DOH
WHEN: TODAY – Monday, February 2, 2026 – 2:00 pm EST
WHERE: Virtual – Click the Following Link to Join: AHF Press Conference (2/2/26)
WHO: Tom Myers, AHF General Counsel
Today’s lawsuit follows an initial petition filed by the organization with Florida’s Division of Administrative Hearings over rules that the state’s Department of Health (DOH) illegally enacted, which will cut off access to lifesaving HIV medications for 16,000 Floridians.
In its petition, filed last Tuesday, January 27, 2026, in Tallahassee, AHF asserted the state’s Department of Health illegally changed rules regarding income eligibility thresholds for its AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), without having gone through the mandatory rulemaking process.
AHF has been granted an expedited hearing scheduled for February 18, 2026, on the petition, with a final ruling to be issued on February 27, 2026.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 2.8 million individuals across 50 countries, including the U.S. and in Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe. In January 2025, AHF received the MLK, Jr. Social Justice Award, The King Center’s highest recognition for an organization leading work in the social justice arena. To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org, find us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
